Topic: Sleeping And Sleep Disorders

Cephalon executive VP of worldwide pharmaceutical operations Robert Roche resigningBiotechnology company Cephalon Inc. said Friday its executive vice president of worldwide pharmaceutical operations, Robert P. Roche Jr., to pursue "other longstanding interests." The resignation is effective Feb. 5. Roche has headed pharmaceutical ...
Author: Audra Starkey If you’ve ever experienced sleeping problems then you would almost certainly agree that any sound of disturbances whilst you’re trying to catch some shut eye is not a perfect scenario! In fact, if you work night shift or any ...
Cephalon sues Watson Pharmaceuticals over generic version of sleep disorder drug NuvigilCephalon Inc. on Wednesday confirmed it is suing generic drug developer Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. over that company's plan to make a generic version of Cephalon's sleep disorder drug Nuvigil. Cephalon is ...

Later-to-bed teens risk sadness, suicidal thoughts

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Earlier bedtimes make for happier teens, a new study in the journal Sleep suggests. Adolescents whose parents enforced bedtimes of 10 p.m. or earlier were significantly less likely to be depressed and to have suicidal thoughts than ...

Restless legs syndrome, erectile dysfunction linked?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two disorders that seem completely unrelated except that each is the focus of massive drug company ad campaigns may actually have something in common: Older men who suffer from restless legs syndrome at night are almost twice ...
Cephalon says FDA decision on Nuvigil as treatment for jet lag is now due March 29The Food and Drug Administration needs more time to review Cephalon Inc.'s drug Nuvigil as a treatment for jet lag, Cephalon said Monday. Cephalon is seeking approval ...
Author: Huey Davis If you suffer from frequent headaches, neck pain or jaw pain, you might want to visit a dentist before you reach for any painkillers. Experts say that people with misaligned bites often have jaw and neck muscles that are ...

'Dream killer' cleared of wife's murder

A man who fatally strangled his wife during a nightmare about an intruder has walked free from court on Friday after he was acquitted of her murder. Brian Thomas, 59, was released from Swansea Crown Court after the prosecution withdrew the case ...

Man who killed wife in sleep 'should go free'

The man who killed his wife while dreaming she was an intruder should go free, a court heard on Wednesday. Brian Thomas, 59, who suffers from a sleep disorder, admits killing his wife Christine, 57, while they spent a night on a ...

People with pensions sleep better after retirement

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Retirees have something else to look forward to besides playing golf -- much better sleep -- particularly if they have decent retirement benefits and retire relatively early. That's what Dr. Jussi Vahtera of the University of Turku ...